Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1771293.015 - Current Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Chicago North Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 2:15 p.m. on August 26, 2024, an employee was working as an electrician's apprentice for an electrical contractor. At 12:30 p.m., just after lunch, the employee told a coworker that he was going to the attic to install one of the last remaining LED canless lights for the living room. The lighting was part of a 6-luminaire lighting system powered from a 120-volt AC circuit for the front of the house. The light switch was turned off at the wall switch. Additional electrical connections passed through the LED driver box to an energized electrical outlet installed in the attic, which was on a different circuit than the lights. The employee entered the attic through the attic access hatch in the garage. The coworker remained in the living room of the house performing other work on the entry lighting for the house. The coworker could not hear the employee when masons stopped making noises at the site. At approximately 2:00 p.m., the coworker went to check on the employee and found him in the attic unresponsive. The employee had been electrocuted from contact with exposed 120-volt electrical conductors. The employee died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: Apprentice, Attic, Construction, Contact, Electric Shock, Electrical Box, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Electrician, Electrocuted, Energized, Hand, Inexperience, Installing, Lighting, Lighting Circuit, Lighting Fixture, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Outlet, Residential Construction, Shock, Unresponsive